FIRST EDITION of the classic bibliography of Italian literature, whose fourth edition of 1839 is still unsurpassed as a general reference work. It treats the authors cited by the Vocabolario della Crusca, with a supplement of other writers important for the study of Italian. Apart from being a tireless printer, bibliographer and autograph collector, Gamba also owned a bookshop. Thus, his bibliographical notes on the different editions of Italian literature also include values and degrees of rarity. FINE COPY in what appears to be an Austrian binding.